Detroit Area Study, 1965: A Study of Placement of Events in Time (ICPSR 7404)

This data collection measures the ability of 558 adults
in the Detroit metropolitan area to recall major events in their
lives and to place these events in a particular time frame. In
order to ascertain the quality of their memories, respondents
were questioned extensively about the time they bought their
house and car, when they last observed a death or illness in
the family or among their friends, and if they could recall
precise events such as the assassination of President Kennedy.
They were also asked about the time they were last hospitalized
and how long they had lived in their present residence. Also
explored were respondents' feelings about time and their use
of time. Additional items explored respondents' childhood
memories, attendance at club meetings, routine or planned
activities, approach to multitasking, their favorite holiday,
and sense of direction, as well as the quality of services
provided by various utility companies. Demographic variables
specify age, place of birth, race, marital status, occupation,
education, religion, original nationality of parents, number
of children, political party affiliation, home ownership,
family income, and length of residence in the Detroit area.
More information about the Detroit Area Studies Project is available on this Web site.

This data collection measures the ability of 558 adults
in the Detroit metropolitan area to recall major events in their
lives and to place these events in a particular time frame. In
order to ascertain the quality of their memories, respondents
were questioned extensively about the time they bought their
house and car, when they last observed a death or illness in
the family or among their friends, and if they could recall
precise events such as the assassination of President Kennedy.
They were also asked about the time they were last hospitalized
and how long they had lived in their present residence. Also
explored were respondents' feelings about time and their use
of time. Additional items explored respondents' childhood
memories, attendance at club meetings, routine or planned
activities, approach to multitasking, their favorite holiday,
and sense of direction, as well as the quality of services
provided by various utility companies. Demographic variables
specify age, place of birth, race, marital status, occupation,
education, religion, original nationality of parents, number
of children, political party affiliation, home ownership,
family income, and length of residence in the Detroit area.

More information about the Detroit Area Studies Project is available on this Web site.

Dataset(s)

Study Description

Citation

Cannell, Charles, John Scott, and Donald Wolfe. Detroit Area Study, 1965: A Study of Placement of Events in Time. ICPSR07404-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2002. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07404.v2

Methodology

Sample:
A total of 558 adults aged 21-64 in the Detroit
metropolitan area in 1965.

Data Source:

personal interviews

Extent of Processing: ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of
disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major
statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to
these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection: